DBA are a group of young professionals who recently came together to set up a CIC to work with young people experiencing high levels of disadvantage and life challenges. Their project will work with small groups of young women to support their personal and social development, unlock and nurture their talents and equip them with life and leadership skills.

Theatre project providing opportunities for young people from 12 Southwark schools & community groups to take part in 12 creative workshops and a final performance at The Scoop, developing confidence and skills.

Transitions practical drama and role-play programme to improve the confidence and problem solving skills of Year 6 students in Bermondsey and Walworth primary schools and help them to successfully transition to secondary school.

2018-19 Round 3 January 2019

The Great Get Together Bankside – a large free festival and street party on Redcross Way and Union Street which brings together thousands of people and showcases all that is good about Bankside’s community.

Continuation of the successful Pasley Park community fete which brings together hundreds of residents, and around 30 community groups, from East and West Walworth.

Jusplayuk £2,900

Continuation of a successful free cookery club and activities for young people and their parents from social housing estates (Collinson Court, Rockingham Estate) at Queensborough Community Centre, Borough.

Southwark Muslim Forum £2,000

Pilot partnership project responding to an identified gap in local service provision. It will develop a cohort of volunteers to deliver social activities for older residents and strengthen community cohesion on Leathermarket JMB Estates, and create a steering group formed of constituent Tenant & Resident Associations, JMB and Southwark Pensioners Centre to run the project.

Partnership project between Southwark Playhouse and People’s Company to deliver a theatre performance exploring women’s contribution to Southwark’s cultural history and development. The project will deliver 2 school workshops and 2 workshops on social housing estates, likely Draper Estate and Pasley T.R.A. Hall.

Walworth Society £3,000

Walworth History Festival 2019, extended to engage tenant & resident associations from East and West Walworth, Southwark Pensioners Action Group, the Latin American and Muslim communities.

UK-IODDA £2,100

BAME led cookery project to bring together communities from diverse ethnicities and faiths on the Longfield and Setchell Estates, Bermondsey, and break down language and cultural barriers.

Pedworth Sheltered Housing Unit £1,500

Christmas Day event for older people living in isolation at Bacon’s College, Rotherhithe.

Southwark Unity £3,150

Continuation funding (formerly as Amader Bhobishot) for delivery of TaeKwondo self defence classes on the Tabard Estate and Rockingham Estate, Borough, and enable young people to learn martial arts skills and develop self-discipline and resilience.

Rouel Road Tenants & Residents Association £1,000

Project to support parents from disadvantaged families in north Southwark, targeted at those with no recourse to public funds, to improve confidence and increase engagement with their children’s education.

Southwark Muslim Forum £2,500

Contribution towards the costs of a large community festival around Eid bringing together diverse communities, faiths and non-faiths, and supporting community cohesion.

Listening activities with older residents at the Time and Talents Visually Impaired Group Continuation of a project that enables older residents with a visual impairment from Time & Talents Centre to enjoy the natural environment at Stave Hill Ecology Park in Surrey Docks ward.

Community history festival in September 2018 to tell the story of Walworth through images, items from the Cuming Collection and re-enactments of the history of the area using local actors and performers.

Art skills workshops for local children themed around 3 cultural festivals – Chinese New Year, Holli and St George’s Day – culiminating in public art exhibitions at the Hub in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre

Arundel Court Residents Association £1,000

Large street party in Union Street, Flat Iron Square and Redcross Way, SE1, to promote tolerance and co-operation on the anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox MP. The event came shortly after the Borough Market terrorist attack and was attended by around 3,500 north Southwark residents.

Marden Square Sheltered Housing Unit £1,400

Oral history project and Southwark Community Voices film tracing the recent regeneration and transformation of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe’s industries and communities as told by longstanding residents.

Smiley’s PlayTime £2,103.97

Oral history project to reconnect a blind and partially sighted group based in Rotherhithe with Stave Hill Ecological Park, and create a permanent listening room resource for Park visitors using Rotherhithe Shed volunteers.

Helping Hands Fashion Show: 10 people with learning and physical disabilities participating in a fashion show in More London to show the charity’s members in a positive light and raise the charity’s profile within the local community.

Sailing to Health: 15 people with learning disabilities developing sailing skills in Surrey Docks, including boat handling, sail trim, wind awareness and social interaction skills during the 2017 sailing season to further increase their independence.

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